2025

February 15, 9:30am-2pm–Lumberjack Day & Pancake Breakfast: Shake off those winter blues with some black & red plaid and join us for some lumberjack fun. This program offers indoor entertainment for the whole family with foam axe throwing, lumberjack crafts, and games. We’ll celebrate the “birthday” of the biggest lumberjack of them all, Paul Bunyan, with some tall tales and eat like a lumberjack with pancakes and sausages cooked by museum personnel.

Lumberjack Day activities are included with regular admission to the museum while the Pancake Breakfast (which includes admission to the museum and Lumberjack Day activities) is $10 per adult and $6 per youth 4-11 years old.

The health assistant Student of the Week for the 2nd quarter is Alexis Morgan. Alexis is a senior at Kane Area High School and a third year student in the Seneca Highlands CTC health assistance program. Over the last three years,she has earned many certifications including her OSHA 10 for safety in healthcare, Basic Life Support, and her Pennsylvania Nurse Aide registry. Alexis participates in a capstone project his year at the Kane Lutheran Home. 

In this extension of the classroom, Alexis has been able to build upon her skills learned in the classroom and apply them to real situations in the workplace. Her competence and work ethic have made her into a valuable asset for her employer as well as fellow students. Her future plans include attending college at the University of Pittsburgh in order to achieve her registered nursing license. In the classroom, Alexis uses her personal, leadership, and workplace skills to encourage and influence other students in the healthcare arena. She is a glowing example of what can be achieved at the CTC.

The annual Property Tax/Rent Rebate Clinics hosted by Rep. Martin Causer (R-Cameron/McKean/Potter) get underway this week in Kane and, the following week, in Eldred. The schedule is as follows:

• Kane Senior Center, 100 N. Fraley St., Kane: Thursday, Feb. 13, 1-3 p.m.
• Eldred Senior Center, 169 Main St., Eldred: Wednesday, Feb. 19, 9-11 a.m.

The service is free, and no appointment is required.  

For a full schedule of upcoming clinics, visit www.RepCauser.com/events.

The Property Tax/Rent Rebate program benefits eligible residents 65 years and older; widows and widowers 50 years and older; and people with disabilities 18 years and older. This year’s income limit is $46,520 for both homeowners and renters; be sure to exclude 50% of Social Security or railroad retirement income. The maximum rebate is $1,000.

To file for the rebate, residents must have the following documentation to allow claims to be processed:

The Denton Hill Ski Patrol hosted the Western New York Region Senior Outdoor Emergency Care Clinic on Saturday, February 8th. Senior Candidates and Trainer/Evaluators from the Region came down to Denton Hill for a day of training activities and scenarios. Thanks to Denton Go for the use of the iconic Denton Hill Lodge. It was great having some more Ski Patrol activities in the Lodge, and the fire in the huge fireplace was greatly appreciated on such a cold Winter Day!

Applications for scholarships through both the Elk County and McKean County Community Foundations are now open for high school seniors as well as for non-traditional adult learners with a submission deadline of March 7, 2025. Through the 190 scholarship funds held at the two Community Foundations, almost 300 scholarships are awarded each year to students of all ages who are furthering their education.

In addition to the numerous scholarships offered to high school seniors, adult learners have a variety of scholarship opportunities available to them. There are 28 scholarship funds in Elk County and 17 scholarship funds in McKean County earmarked for college students, graduate level and non-traditional students. These adult learners may be pursuing general 2–4-year degrees, trade or vocational degrees or certificates, environmental studies, EMT or paramedic training, criminal justice, nursing, forestry and agriculture, military service, and more. Students are urged to log on to the foundation websites to explore the options available to them.

January, 14, 2025, was a big day at Coudersport Elementary. This is the day Coudersport Rotary Club’s Annual Dictionary Distributions to the 3rd graders happened! This has been one of our Community Service Projects since the 2015-2016 school year.

Rotarians Ruth Sallade, Dr. Ronnie Schenkein, Pat Northeimer, Deb Rinehart and granddaughter of Ruth Sallade, Mikayla Sallade, presented the dictionaries to the students. The enthusiasm in the room was off the charts.

Ruth took the students through the process of locating countries on the maps and words in the dictionary, their definition, parts of speech, and the origin of the word. Judging by the reactions of the students and facility, Coudersport Rotary Club will continue this project for years to come.

THESE SNOWMEN WERE MADE BY BERWYN CALCOTE IN MILLS, PENNSYLVANIA.

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Johnsonburg, Pa.:  Tyler Fitch of Warren County loves to predator hunt and is bringing his three sons along in the art of hunting predators.  Tyler Fitch brought in a gray fox to Rolfe Beagle Club’s Statewide Coyote and Fox Hunt or Trap that he harvested at midnight on Friday.

Tyler’s 8.8# male gray fox was harvested with a .22-.250 rifle on private lands in Warren County.  Tyler uses an electronic call.  

Hunters are reminded that if they choose to participate during the second or third weekend of this three-weekend hunt or trap, they must have their registration postmarked by Thursday, 2/13 or Thursday, 2/20.

Weigh-in is at 4:00 p.m. every day.  Categories include coyote, fox, largest female coyote, and largest female fox.  Additional information at the Facebook Page, Rolfe Beagle Club.